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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
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Would not

What Pakistan would not want is both the senior batsmen leaving the team at the same time, thus leaving a void of experience in the camp. Talks over Misbah's future have been going on for quite some time. It is widely speculated that the series Down Under could be Misbah's last as Pakistan are not scheduled to play any Test series before March and by that time, he would be nearing 43.I'm
'Misbah, Younis have earned right to decide when to leave' - Rediff Cricket
Which definition of "would" is used here? Can we use "what Pakistan doesn't want is..."?
  

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Jigneshbharati both the senior batsmen Is the deterrminer "the" really needed in the noun phrase above? Is "both" not enough there?

— Anonymous

  • Jigneshbharati both the senior batsmen Is the deterrminer "the" really needed in the noun phrase above?
  • Is "both" not enough there?
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Jigneshbharati both the senior batsmen
Is the deterrminer "the" really needed in the noun phrase above? Is "both" not enough there?
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JigneshbharatiWhich definition of "would" is used here? Can we use "what Pakistan doesn't want is..."?
There is an implied conditional: If both of the senior batsmen left at the same time, Pakistan would not like that.

Yes, you can substitute "What Pakistan doesn't want is".

CJ
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AnonymousIs the determiner "the" really needed in the noun phrase above?
No. You have three choices.

both batsmen / both the batsmen / both of the batsmen

CJ
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